After consuming wolfberry stewed with rabbit meat, it caused a disharmony of Yin and Yang in Cao Dingjun's body, but Su Tao has treated it. The reason why Cao Dingjun fainted was due to the trick that Su Tao left when he was performing the acupuncture so that Cao Dingjun would faint upon suffering a blow to his mentality.
After pressing on Cao Dingjun's chest for a few seconds, the old man gradually regained his consciousness. At this moment, his face was grave. He was convinced by Xia Dechun's words that he was suffering from a terminal illness with what he had just experienced.
Otherwise, how could an ordinary person faint?
"What terminal illness do I have?" Cao Dingjun was an authoritative figure, so he accepted this reality swiftly.
"Variant Hypochondriasis!" Xia Dechun continued his act. Cao Dingjun's response was just as Su Tao had speculated.
"What illness is this? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Cao Dingjun looked perplexed.
"This is a rare chronic illness. The symptom is when you feel weak in your limbs and showing a deterioration of memory!" Xia Dechun swiftly introduced. "If you're willing to cooperate with the treatment, then there's a chance for your recovery."
Cao Dingjun was a strong-minded person. So when he heard Xia Dechun's words, it was perfectly describing how he felt. However, he still rejected, "I don't trust doctors!"
"Sire Cao, it's all thanks to this little friend, Physician Su, for treating you. Otherwise, you would still be unconscious right now!" Xia Dechun immediately introduced Su Tao to Cao Dingjun.
Looking at Su Tao for a long time, Cao Dingjun locked his brows together. "I seem to have some recollection of him!"
"I've met with you once in the past. I was under Sire Shui's orders to treat you!" After Xia Dechun laid out the chess pieces, it's finally Su Tao's turn right now.
To conduct a treatment, the patient's mentality had to be a.n.a.lysed. Although Cao Dingjun's condition was under control, for the time being, it would still relapse in the future. Since the old man was someone doubtful and concerned with his reputation, Su Tao got Xia Dechun to play an act with him.
Hence, the 'Variant Hypochondriasis' was born.
If they told Cao Dingjun that he was suffering from Senile Dementia, the old man would certainly not be able to accept this truth and reject doctors even more to protect his own face.
So by creating the 'Variant Hypochondriasis' to package Cao Dingjun's illness, it would allow the latter to treat this matter seriously and accept treatment.
By the time Cao Dingjun recovers his mind, he would have already accepted the treatment. At that time, he would understand the white lie that he and Xia Dechun cooked up.
"The moment the Variant Hypochondriasis breaks out, it cannot be treated with any medicine and can only be delayed. Your condition is serious, and if you continue to refuse treatment, you will be in a muddled state in just one week!" Su Tao spoke with a straight face. "The reason why it's called Variant Hypochondriasis is that in ancient times, an Emperor had once suffered from this in his quest for immortality. So after consuming a large number of pellets, his illness broke out, and his mind was in a muddled state!"
Cao Dingjun questioned, "But I've not taken any pellet, so why do I have this illness?"
"It's mainly related to the surgery you underwent thirty years ago! You had surgery in your brain. Although the bullet was removed, it has caused your nerves to suffer pressure. So during rainy days, you will feel a headache. This is also because you've trained your body often. If it was someone else, they would've been in trouble ten years ago." Su Tao explained methodically.
